The Avalanche are on top of the hockey world after winning the Stanley Cup. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) All dynasties fall. The Colorado Avalanche have ended the Tampa Bay Lightning’s rule atop the NHL world, winning their third Stanley Cup in franchise history and first in 21 years with a 2-1 victory over the defending champions in Game 6 on Sunday night at Amalie Arena. Artturi Lehkonen kept with his theme of scoring in major moments, converting a go-ahead goal and eventual… Source link
Read More »Deshaun Watson’s arbitrator
HOUSTON — Late last week, when details of the NFL’s suspension stance in the Deshaun Watson investigation began to privately circulate between parties involved in the case, a source in the middle of it all proposed that there was a single piece of information the league wanted publicly leaked. It was a nugget that would act like a public relations shield if Watson’s hearing before an independent disciplinary arbitrator didn’t unfold the way the league office thought it should. In the… Source link
Read More »Courtney Vandersloot lifts Sky past Lynx with buzzer beater
Courtney Vandersloot wasn’t going to let the Chicago Sky blow their lead Sunday afternoon. Vandersloot lifted the Sky to an 88-85 win over the Minnesota Lynx with a 3-pointer right at the buzzer. Her shot, which she hit over Minnesota center Sylvia Fowles, was perfect. Vandersloot finished with 18 points, six assists and five rebounds in the win, and shot 4-of-7 from behind the arc. The game likely marked Fowles’ last in Chicago. The former Sky star is set to retire at the end of the season,… Source link
Read More »Russia Defaults on Foreign Debt for First Time Since 1918
(Bloomberg) — Russia defaulted on its foreign-currency sovereign debt for the first time in a century, the culmination of ever-tougher Western sanctions that shut down payment routes to overseas creditors. Most Read from Bloomberg For months, the country found paths around the penalties imposed after the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. But at the end of the day on Sunday, the grace period on about $100 million of snared interest payments due May 27 expired, a deadline considered an event of… Source link
Read More »Angels-Mariners brawl leads to 8 ejections
A full-out brawl broke out during the Angels-Mariners game on Sunday afternoon. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) Tempers boiled over on Sunday afternoon in Anaheim, which resulted in a full-out benches-clearing brawl during the second inning of the Angels’ game against the Seattle Mariners. Things got so crazy that at one point, a full crate of sunflower seeds were launched out onto the field. In the top of the second inning, Angels pitcher Andrew Wantz drilled Mariners right fielder Jesse… Source link
Read More »A LeBron James card sells for record $2.4 million
The LeBron James Triple Logoman card fetched the highest sale price for a card that was pulled and sold in the same year on Saturday night. (Michael Tran/AFP) LeBron James broke another record on Saturday night. A limited-edition 2020-21 Panini Flawless Triple Logoman patch card sold for $2.4 million at a Goldin Auction on Saturday, which marks the highest sale price for a card that was pulled and sold within the same year. The card features the NBA logo patch from three of his jerseys, one of… Source link
Read More »Phillies’ Bryce Harper hit by pitch, leaves game
Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper left Saturday’s game against the San Diego Padres after getting hit in his hands with a 97 mph fastball. The Phillies later announced that he’d fractured his left thumb, and that he’ll be out indefinitely. He’ll undergo further evaluation in the coming days. “I kind of wish it hit me in the face,” Harper said, via The Associated Press. “I don’t break bones in my face. I think I can take 98 (mph) to the face, but not 97 to the thumb. Yeah, I was… Source link
Read More »Stocks pace towards worst start since 1970
The week ahead will bring to an end the second quarter and the first half of what has been a challenging 2022 for investors. Several key economic reports, including core PCE inflation – the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of consumer prices – are on tap, along with earnings from Nike (NKE), Jefferies (JEF), Micron Technology (MU), and Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY). The S&P 500 rose by more than 3% on Friday and gained over 6% for the week, its second-best week this year and its first weekly… Source link
Read More »Deshaun Watson suspension into 2023 could alter Browns’ plans
On Tuesday, Deshaun Watson will appear before NFL disciplinary officer Sue L. Robinson, a former federal judge, to sort out a league response, if any, to over two dozen accusations of sexual misconduct involving massage therapists Watson hired. The Wall Street Journal on Saturday reported that the NFL is seeking an “indefinite suspension” that would sit Watson for “no shorter than one year.” Numerous other media outlets have confirmed that thinking, a sign that the league wants it… Source link
Read More »‘Miserable f***ing excuse for a country’
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong told London concert-goers that he is “renouncing” his United States citizenship in protest over the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. Performing at London Stadium just hours after the majority-conservative court ruled that abortion rights are no longer protected, the 50-year-old rock star lashed out at the decision on Friday night. “F*** America,” Armstrong said on stage for the Hella Mega tour his band is headlining alongside Weezer, Fall Out… Source link
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